Tag: government
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UK Government Weighs Review of Computer Misuse Act to Combat Cybercrime
The British Minister for Security Dan Jarvis said at Recorded Future’s Predict 2024 that the new government was considering reforming the 1990 legisla… First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-government-weighs-review/
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White House Memo Puts the Focus of AI on National Security
A national security memo released by the Biden Administration is order government agencies to ensure the development and use of AI enables the United … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/10/white-house-memo-puts-the-focus-of-ai-on-national-security/
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CrowdStrike apologises to US government for global mega-outage
CrowdStrike executive Adam Meyers appears before a US government committee to explain the series of errors that led directly to one of the biggest IT … First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366611933/CrowdStrike-apologises-to-US-government-for-global-mega-outage
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IT security and government services: Balancing transparency and security
Government information technology leaders find themselves at a challenging balance point: On one end of the scale are increasing threats from cyber ac… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/10/22/government-it-leaders/
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Iran’s APT34 Abuses MS Exchange to Spy on Gulf Gov’ts
First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/iran-apt34-ms-exchange-spy-gulf-govts
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White House unveils plan for US government to keep its edge on AI development
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CISA proposes new security requirements to protect govt, personal data
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is proposing security requirements to prevent adversary states from accessing American’… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-proposes-new-security-requirements-to-protect-govt-personal-data/
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Fortinet Discloses Actively Exploited Zero-Day
U.S. Federal Government Gives Agencies Three Weeks to Patch or Mitigate. Fortinet disclosed an actively exploited vulnerability in its centralized man… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/fortinet-discloses-actively-exploited-zero-day-a-26602
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Who Will Take the Lead in Setting Healthcare AI Regulations?
It’s yet to be determined whether a handful of states or the federal government will lead the charge in adopting comprehensive regulations involving t… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/who-will-take-lead-in-setting-healthcare-ai-regulations-i-5415
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UK court says dissident can sue the Saudi government for targeting him with spyware
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Hackers exploit Roundcube webmail flaw to steal email, credentials
Threat actors have been exploiting a vulnerability in the Roundcube Webmail client to target government organizations in the Commonwealth of Independe… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-roundcube-webmail-flaw-to-steal-email-credentials/
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Retaining EU Adequacy Crucial to UK Economy: Lawmaker
Europe Will Renew or Deny Data Sharing Agreement in June. The U.K. government should work ahead of a June deadline to retain its status as a trusted h… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/retaining-eu-adequacy-crucial-to-uk-economy-lawmaker-a-26589
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UK, US and Canada to collaborate on AI and cyber security
International collaboration agreement will see the governments of Canada, the UK and the US work together to research, evaluate and test new defence t… First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366611527/UK-US-and-Canada-to-collaborate-on-AI-and-cyber-security
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UK ‘considering all options’ to tackle cyberthreats, says government minister
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Iranian Hackers Target Critical Infrastructure with Brute Force Attacks
The ongoing campaign targets multiple critical infrastructure sectors, including healthcare, government, information technology, engineering, and ener… First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/iran-hackers-cni-brute-force/
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Citing security fears, Ukraine bans Telegram on government and military devices
The government of Ukraine imposed a ban on the Telegram messaging app being used on official devices belonging to government officials, military staff… First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/citing-security-fears-ukraine-bans-telegram-on-government-and-military-devices/
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Roundcube Webmail Vulnerability Exploited in Government Attack
An XSS vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail has been targeted for code execution against a governmental organization in a CIS country. The post Roundcub… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/roundcube-webmail-vulnerability-exploited-in-government-attack/
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Windkraft: Regierung für mehr IT-Sicherheit und weniger Abhängigkeit von China
Das Bundeswirtschaftsministerium will dafür sorgen, dass Windkraftanlagen besser geschützt sind und der Wettbewerb fairer wird. Die Industrie sieht da… First seen on heise.de Jump to article: www.heise.de/news/Windkraft-Regierung-fuer-mehr-IT-Sicherheit-und-weniger-Abhaengigkeit-von-China-9984716.html
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UK Government Launches AI Safety Scheme to Tackle Deepfakes
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Managing Foreign Government Information (FGI) on a Network
If you’re a firm that works with foreign governments, in addition to certifications like ISO 27001 that you will generally need to achieve, you will a… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/10/managing-foreign-government-information-fgi-on-a-network/
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Cyprus Thwarted a Digital Attack Against the Government’s Main Online Portal
Cyprus said that it has successfully thwarted a DDoS attack aimed at blocking access to the government’s central online portal. The post Cyprus Thwart… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/cyprus-thwarted-a-digital-attack-against-the-governments-main-online-portal/
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Russia-linked RomCom group targeted Ukrainian government agencies since late 2023
Russia-linked threat actor RomCom targeted Ukrainian government agencies and Polish entities in cyber attacks since late 2023. Cisco Talos researchers… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/169928/apt/romcom-targeted-ukrainian-government-agencies.html
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UK government’s bank data sharing plan slammed as ‘financial snoopers’ charter’
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/09/26/uk_benefits_bank_accounts/
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Military Exercises Trigger Russian DDoS Attacks on Japan
Russian Actors Disrupt Websites of Political Party, Business and Government Groups. Plans by Japan and U.S. to conduct military exercises near the coa… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/military-exercises-trigger-russian-ddos-attacks-on-japan-a-26561
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Ex-NCSC Chief: UK Cyber Incident Reporting a ‘Good Step’
Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Includes 72-Hour Reporting Deadline, Hefty Fines. The U.K. government’s proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ex-ncsc-chief-uk-cyber-incident-reporting-good-step-a-26557
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Pentagon Shares New Cybersecurity Rules For Gov’t Contractors
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Cyberattack Group ‘Awaken Likho’ Targets Russian Government with Advanced Tools
Russian government agencies and industrial entities are the target of an ongoing activity cluster dubbed Awaken Likho.The attackers now prefer using t… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/10/cyberattack-group-awaken-likho-targets.html
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Operation Toy Soldier: U.S. Indicts Russian Hackers for Cyberattacks on Ukrainan Government
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment of several members of Russia’s GRU Unit 29155 for their alleged role in a series of cyberattac… First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/operation-toy-soldier/
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Pentagon shares new cybersecurity rules for government contractors
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French government uses biased algorithm to detect welfare fraud, rights groups say
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